Elementary Productions: Chemiluminescence of Luminol

Two solutions, A and B, are made.
Solution A contains Luminol in an alkaline environment, whilst solution B contains Potassium Ferricyanide in a 0,03% Hydrogen Peroxide solution.

When the two solutions are mixed, they reacts and emit blue light

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• potassium
• ferricyanide
• luminol
• sodium
• hydroxide
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[panic2001]

Also, did you find that at the end of the reaction, the solution began to fizz? Carbon dioxide was being given off. Did you also see this??

[mabakken]

Yes, I noticed the fizzing, but it's not Carbon Dioxide. It's Oxygen, from the decomposing Hydrogen Peroxide. =)

[panic2001]

hey mabakken, can you tell me the exact concentrations and volumes you used? (i.e. the mass of luminol used, the amount of NaOH in water used, amount of water mixed with NaOH, amount of hydrogen peroxide used, and my Potassium Ferricyanide is in green liquid form - so how many drops of that would i need?)

Thank you!!!!!

[mabakken]

1) Mix 5 grams of Sodium Hydroxide in 1000 ml of water + 0.1 grams of Luminol.

2) 10 ml of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide in 1000 ml of water + 0.25 grams of Sodium Ferrocyanide.

Try using these ratios. As I have no idea of the concentration of your Ferricyanide, it could be everything from 1 to 10 drops.

[alanomofo]

this is how you make nuka cola quantum

[technicgeek]

Hei. Du? Eg bare lutre på hvor du kjøper (eller framstiller) potassium ferricyanide.

[ArcanumComplex]

what is the significance of the quantum efficiency?

[aradioactivedonut]

that is a sexy beaker.

[reven676]

Hi Mabakken, is this safe to drink? and/or mix in the blood stream with out dying or horrible side effects?

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[matheuszaghetti]

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[sorakairi1993]

Beautiful colour! Too bad it doesn't last very long

[Revelde20]

nice!

[theeedragonseye]

how much luminol did u add?